Julia Shramko
On August 10, the UN Security Council will hold an Arria-formula meeting on Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians held by Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke of systematic torture and the need for international access.
Consumer inflation in Ukraine rose to 7. 7% year-on-year in July. Food prices declined, while water and transport tariffs increased.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported that, as of today, 488 people have been notified of suspicion in 384 proceedings concerning corruption in the defense sector. A total of 530 indictments have been sent to court, while losses from illegal procurement amount to UAH 3.9 billion.
June and July were the hottest in Western Europe since records began, with an average temperature of 21. 62 degrees. The world's oceans also warmed to record levels, while heat and drought are intensifying each other.
Explosions occurred at the EMKO factory in the village of Belitsa after a truck caught fire. There are no casualties; the evacuation of personnel is ongoing, and the BG-ALERT system has been activated.
Yesterday evening, a Mitsubishi Lancer overturned on a dirt road between the villages of Pokrovske and Chervona Dolyna. The driver and five passengers, including minors, were hospitalized with injuries.
Following Russia’s massive attack on August 9, energy workers restored power to 226. 7 thousand households in the Odesa region. During the day, outages may occur due to grid restrictions; some equipment is under repair.
The HACC investigating judge partially granted the motion filed by the defense of the former head of the OP, who is suspected of laundering UAH 460 million, and expanded the restrictions on movement. The obligation to wear an electronic monitoring device remains unchanged.
The organizer of the pseudo-financial platform Money 24/7 has been served with a notice of suspicion and arrested. According to the investigation, clients suffered losses, including one victim who lost more than UAH 1.59 million.
During the night of August 10, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the "Taneco" oil refinery in Tatarstan, causing a fire. Damage to the AVT-6 column at the "Ilsky" oil refinery and the destruction of fuel tanks in Crimea were also confirmed.
The eruption of Mount Etna suspended flight arrivals at Catania Airport in Sicily until 18:00 Kyiv time. Passengers are advised to check their flight status due to the significant impact of the ash on operations.
The HUR special unit "Group 13" struck two S-400 launchers and an "Orion" antenna in Crimea. The strike was carried out using Magura platforms, with the occupiers' losses reaching tens of millions of dollars.
As a result of shelling of energy facilities, some consumers in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions are without electricity. The most difficult situation is in Odesa region, where the enemy carried out new strikes; restrictions are not expected.
In the morning, the enemy attacked Poltava district, damaging equipment and buildings and injuring one person. An aerial bomb was dropped on Zaporizhzhia, damaging a building and cars; in Kharkiv, two districts were hit.
On August 9, a combat aircraft exploded in the village of Crocmaz, Moldova. It crashed into a tree at a height of 2.5 m; there were no casualties, but households were damaged. This is the first case of its kind in the country.
Overnight, Russian UAVs carried out three strikes on an energy facility in Zaporizhzhia that supplies a significant part of the city. Energy workers restored power to all consumers within an hour, and over the weekend, power was also restored to more than 17,000 consumers.
A leak occurred in the water supply network on Bilytska Street in Kyiv’s Podilskyi District, forming a sinkhole into which a car fell. Traffic has been restricted; bus No. 32 is operating with changes, and the car is expected to be evacuated.
In the morning, an Audi collided with a truck on Zhytomyr Highway in Kyiv, killing the driver's 27-year-old wife and 2-year-old child. The driver was hospitalized, and criminal proceedings have been initiated.
Over the past day, there were 254 combat engagements on the front, most of them in the Kostiantynivka and Lyman directions. The enemy launched a missile strike and carried out 87 airstrikes.
NORAD fighter jets intercepted two civilian aircraft near Trump's golf club in New Jersey. A third aircraft violated the restrictions, which delayed the president's departure by 13 minutes.
Russia attacked Ukraine with an Kh-59/69 missile and 129 drones, including three "Banderols. " Air defense forces shot down 92 UAVs and 3 "Banderols", and the missile did not reach its targets.
Typhoon "Dolphin" brought heavy rains to eastern China, leading to the cancellation of 943 flights in Shanghai. Authorities issued warnings about flash floods and the risk of landslides in the affected regions.
The Kimsuky hacking group has created tools for running AI models locally and analyzing stolen data. They also use AI to create phishing campaigns and malware.
In Sumy, 14 people were injured as a result of overnight KAB strikes, including a 14-year-old child. Over the past day, Russian forces shelled 32 settlements in the region; 2 deaths have been reported.
Monitoring resources report an attack on an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan. Locals confirm a fire at the plant following the strike.
In the evening, the enemy attacked several facilities in Poltava district; UAV strikes were recorded at gas stations, an enterprise, and a private house. The fires have been extinguished; there is no information about casualties.
At night, brief rain showers with thunderstorms are expected in the northern and central regions, and during the day in the east. Temperatures will range from 12° to 33°, depending on the region.
Dmytro Lubinets said that hundreds of men were unlawfully deprived of deferments at the Berehove District Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center. The materials have been submitted to the prosecutor's office for investigation.
Spain has introduced border controls at all air and sea crossings with Italy due to a dispute over migrants. Italy had previously suspended the Schengen Agreement, citing an influx of migrants into Ceuta.
The U. S. Senate voted in favor of a bill providing temporary funding for the federal government through December 11 to prevent a shutdown. The document must now be considered by the House of Representatives, which has its own version.